Chapter 1… Here we go!

Thank you pworld12, KeyOfVoid, and StoryWriter2015 for reviewing! It really means a lot to me that you took your time to point out some pros and cons of my story so far! I'll definitely use your critiques to help grow my fanfic as it goes along.

Note: I just want to iterate one thing I mentioned briefly in the Prologue which is pretty important going forward and it's that this story is NOT canon by any means. Some things in the story may differ from the videogames and the anime so it's important not to compare the two. It may be best going into this fanfiction with the mindset that you know nothing about the Mega Man Starforce Franchise at all.

Fear. True Fear.

A cruel emotion I never had the privilege of feeling until this very moment. I didn't know how I got here nor did I know what was going on. All I saw before my eyes was a titan, his right hand at my throat and crushing it as I desperately tried to gasp for air.

"Do you smell that? That's the smell of fear."

The titan whispered into my ears. I wanted to cry. I pleaded for the pain to stop. A sword that I suddenly realized I was holding started to glimmer in a light blue aura. The sword, which I have no idea how it got there, was a blade, unlike anything I've seen before. The hilt of the sword was covered in a dark fabric and connecting the hilt and the blade is a dark-grey ring. The inner part of the blade seemed to be made of a dark navy blue carbon-fiber while the outer part of the blade was made of glistening gray steel.

"I'm sorry… Geo."

The blade seemed to talk to me. Even more perplexed due to the sight of a talking blade and the insurmountable pain of a Titan's hand crushing my throat, I started to cry. I was confused and scared. The entire scenery around me was filled with flames and destruction. I noticed another thing I didn't notice before: I was wearing blue armor. How did I get this? What the hell is going on?

"Your soul, your feelings, everyone you hold most dear… I will devour it all."

The titan grinned as he tightened his grip on my throat. The blade I was holding started to flicker and I eventually let it go as I tried to loosen the grip of the titan's hand. The blade went dark.

This pain. Please let this pain go away. My vision darkened as my eyes began to flutter shut…

(4 April 2019, New York City)

I jumped out of my bed, accidentally knocking my head on the ceiling.

"Ouch…"

Remembering the events just before that felt so real, I instinctively looked around the room. It was just my room. Absolutely nothing was out of the ordinary.

"It was just a dream."

I sighed. Yet the dream felt so real. The pain felt so real. I was even sweating and heavily breathing as though I was being strangled. But it couldn't have been anything but a dream.

Picking myself up, I got out of bed and into the bathroom to prepare for school.

Tomorrow was the school trip! One of the few trips I actually felt excited going to was a trip to the Murian Museum, located in downtown Manhattan. The Murians were apparently an ancient civilization inhabiting the island of Mu, somewhere off the coast of Japan. The island is long destroyed and the remnants of Mu were shipped to this newly created museum located in New York. No one knows how or why they disappeared either.

I walked towards the mirror to get a good look at myself before heading off to school. I'm around 5'10 with brown eyes and hair. I decided to just wear my normal outfit, a classic red sweater, and a star pendant wrapped around my neck.

The pendant was given to me by my father, Kelvin Stelar, as a parting gift 6 months ago. Kelvin was one of twelve crewmembers selected by the United States government to aboard a newly created spaceship called "Peace" to find, and befriend other species throughout the galaxy. This was known as "The Peace Project." The purpose of this ambitious project was of an event that occurred just last year. An alien named Dark Phantom suddenly invaded and terrorized the people of New York. Only through the acts of our very own vigilante, Taurus Fire, was the alien eventually defeated and killed. The spaceship disappeared 4 months ago and everyone on it is presumed dead. But I still believe my father is out there… somewhere.

Since then, however, more and more acts of terrorism have sprouted throughout the world, primarily by a notorious gang named Dealer.

Remembering the crazy events of the past, I sighed. This world has really fallen into hell.

Satisfied with the look on the other side of the mirror, I walked to the dining room to eat breakfast.

"Good morning, Mom!"

I said as I walked into the dining room.

"Good morning, Geo!"

That voice belonged to my mother, Hope Stelar. Of course, she was already preparing breakfast for me: scrambled eggs and bacon. Mom was a god amongst men and women when it came to cooking. In a city as big and expensive as New York, why would you ever want to buy overpriced food when you could have your mother cook for you, the groceries bought to make the food probably worth half the cost. Mom loved to cook as well. Often on her days off, she would always tinker with a new recipe she's never tried before.

"Here you go, Geo."

Mom said, placing a plate filled with a beautifully prepared egg and bacon sandwich. I gobbled the sandwich without hesitation.

"Thanks, Mom."

I said as I quickly put the empty plate in the sink, grabbed my backpack and headed to school.

"Your welcome, dear. Don't be late for school again!"

"I accidentally took the wrong train."

I mumbled under my breath. I turned to wave goodbye to mom before leaving the house.

After taking my first steps out of my house for the day, I gazed at the scenery around me. The soft, blissful wind was refreshing. The loud and busy streets of the city of New York made me feel alive. This beautiful city, which went through many atrocities in the past year yet still persevered, which I loved with all of my heart, never, ever fell asleep.

"How long are you gonna stand there? You know the school's that way right?"

A scrawny voice said. That voice was that of my friend, Zack Temple. His voice, of course, matched his description. Zack was 15 years old just like me but couldn't have been taller than 5'1, maybe 5'2 in the morning. Zack had brown hair, glasses, and wore a green shirt with a yellow tie, which was what he basically wore to school every single day. I've never seen his closet but he must've had a dozen sets of that outfit. I rarely see him wear something different, except on special occasions or the holidays.

"Maybe I was just waiting for a slowpoke to finish getting ready."

I said, smiling and turning at Zack. When Zack finally caught up to me, we started to walk to school together. While walking, I took a small peek at my watch.

"You think Luna's gonna beat us up for being late?"

"You might. She would never beat up a harmless small kid like me."

He was wrong.

"AHHH! Please, Luna! It won't happen again I promise!"

"Damn right it won't happen again!"

I sighed. That was our current school President, Luna Platz. She was blonde, famous, intelligent, any positive adjective can be used to describe Luna. She'd often find boys flocking in her direction which at first glance seemed like a bad thing for Luna but using her charm and beauty, she convinced them to help her with her every need. It certainly made her life as president a lot easier.

"I would knock the sense out of the both of you but luckily for you two, I have important matters to attend to today."

"Like what?"

I replied. Luna cracked a rare smile as if she was excited for what was to come.

"New student. Gotta befriend her and show her around the facility."

The blonde said as she turned around, her hair swaying behind her as she walked towards the elevator of the school. Zack walked towards me, curious.

"What's up with her today? Never seen her so… carefree."

"Beats me. Better that than Luna being angry."

Zack nodded in agreement but then tilted this head in curiosity.

"A new student… why is he or she getting a transfer towards the end of the school year?"

"Whatever. We're probably gonna meet her when next period starts right?"

I responded. But for some odd, peculiar reason, I got a sense that this meeting would change my life forever.

Waiting for Mr. Shepar's class to start was quite a drag. Since the classroom of first-period math class and Mr. Shepar's second-period chemistry class was the same, I didn't have to move in between periods. I'd always be the only person in the class for 2-3 minutes until Luna, Zack and the other classmates arrived from their first period.

But today's wait was even longer. A minute passed, then two, then four and eventually the late bell rang and yet the classroom was completely empty aside from Mr. Shepar and me.

"What happened to everyone? Is there like no class or something?"

I asked Mr. Shepar. He continued organizing is work, as if he was expecting this to happen.

"It's probably because of the new student."

"What about the new stud-"

And then I heard it. The quiet chants and screams that I suddenly began to hear at the end of the hall grew closer and louder.

"SONIA! SONIA! SONIA!"

"What in the worl-"

A pink-haired girl managed to step into the classroom. Her face, while it had a thankful tone and smile, had an expression that basically said: "please get the hell off me."

I instantly recognized who this person was. The pink-haired girl was wearing a pink hoodie, with a guitar strapped around the back. She had gorgeous green eyes and her beauty couldn't truly be described in words.

Her name was Sonia Strumm. She was so famous that almost everyone on this green planet knew who she was.

Following her came the rest of Mr. Shepar's Period 2 Chemistry class all screaming and chanting her name. Mr. Shepar sighed but didn't yell at them for being late. They probably couldn't even hear him if he tried. Among those following Sonia was Zack and Luna.

When the dust cleared and Mr. Shepar finally got everyone to settle down, Sonia introduced herself.

"Hey everyone! So as I'm sure you all know, I'm Sonia Strumm, your new classmate!"

Fairly short opening chapter. I wanted to make this chapter not only introduce the main characters of the story but also the major differences it has compared to canon so that it would make sense going forward! The Sonia introduction early on is something I saw many writers do in their fanfiction and overall, it just makes sense to have one of the main protagonists introduced now than halfway in the story. I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and if you did, following and faving would mean a lot to me! Also, if you have questions or comments about the chapter (or if you just enjoyed it) don't be afraid to review! :)

Also probably gonna set up an upload schedule where is one chapter every two weeks on a Saturday (maybe).